It didn't take a gun show to put these guns on the street
Cosochton Co.: Guns stolen in burglary of outdoors store
Sheriff's deputies are trying to identify the burglar who broke into the Woodbury Outfitters store Friday night and stole three handguns. A video tape from a surveillance camera in the outdoors store shows a lone man smashing the window in the front door with a steel rod, then taking three handguns out of a case and stealing other merchandise, including ammunition. Deputies responded to a burglar alarm set off at the store located at 901 Ohio 541 at about 10:30 p.m. The three handguns reported stolen were a 9 mm Glock 17 and two Browning Buckmark .22- caliber pistols. Five boxes of Winchester 9 mm bullets also were stolen, as well as Leupold Wind River binoculars. The value of the stolen merchandise was estimated at $1,770. According to the sheriff's office, the burglar was inside the store no longer than 2 1/2 minutes.
Licking Co.: County seeks help in 2 Jan. burglaries
Licking County law enforcement officials seek help in solving two burglaries from the end of January. On Jan. 25, someone broke into a home in the 300 block of North 30th Street between 7:20 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. They took four rings, a 16-gauge shotgun and two .50-caliber muzzle-loaders. Police are also investigating a break-in at Farquhar and Steinbaugh Sporting Goods on Union Street. At about 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 28, someone broke the front window and stole rifle scopes and hunting knives.
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